Fishing Report, updated for 05/24/13

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By Darrell Taylor

The Lake News Online

By Darrell Taylor

Posted May. 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM

By Darrell Taylor
Posted May. 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.

The lake level was 658.6, with heavy generation scheduled through the weekend the lake should rise to over 659.0 by the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 66 degrees; tributary temperatures are 62 to 68 degrees depending on location and time of day. Truman Lake is four feet over pool and releasing at maximum flow.

CATFISH – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: Very good for fish up to 27 pounds on dough or dip baits, also try on cut shad. Lower Osage: Poor to fair on rod and reel baited with cut bait. Glaize Arm: Poor to fair, try in the coves with nightcrawlers or chicken livers. Mid-Lake: Good around Tan-Tara Island on cut bait. Niangua Arm: Poor, try nightcrawlers, cut bait, and chicken livers. Little Niangua River: Good when the river is murky. Gravois Arm: Fair on rod and reel baited with dead minnows or cut shad. Upper Osage: Excellent, try fresh live bait in front of docks. Osage 60 MM: Excellent, try fresh live bait in front of docks. Truman Tailwater: Good on cut bait for blue catfish.

CRAPPIE – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: Very good around the campground between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Try chartreuse colored curly tail jigs. Lower Osage: Fair, try minnows and blue ice colored jigs around big boat docks. Glaize Arm: Fair, try jigs or minnows fished around deep boat docks. Mid-Lake: Fair, try jigs around brush. Niangua Arm: Fair, try jigs over brush. Little Niangua River: Very good on chartreuse and black jigs in clearer water. Gravois Arm: Very good, try minnows or blue-and-white jigs around docks. Upper Osage: Excellent, fish are on the bank for the last full moon spawn. Osage 60 MM: Excellent, fish are on the bank for the last full moon spawn.

Page 2 of 2 - WALLEYE – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: No reported fish. Mid-Lake: Very good on crappie and bass baits. Little Niangua River: Occasional fish caught by anglers fishing for other species. Truman Tailwater: Fair to good on jigs or minnows.

NOTE: The Lower Osage is from the dam to the 22-mile mark; Mid-Lake is between the 22 and 38-mile marks; the Upper Osage is between the 38 and 55-mile marks; the Osage 60 MM is between the 55-mile mark and the 89-mile mark; and the 89 MM is between the 89 MM and the Rt. 65 Bridge.